Android Question AM/PM thing changed to A.M. and P.M. (with dots)

Azam Memon · Feb 26, 2017

I am using B4A 6.50 and suddenly, I am receiving A.M. and P.M. instead of simple AM and PM.

My simple code is:

B4X:

DateTime.TimeFormat = "hh:mm a"
Log(DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now))

and in Log i am getting:

10:41 p.m.

Hence my app is not parsing time like 05:00 pm. Is there any way to get AM/PM instead of A.M./P.M. ?

Note: My other android phones are working perfectly and showing "10:41 pm" but one smart phone is showing a.m. and p.m. And I want my app to work on that smart phone too.

Mahares · Feb 26, 2017

Azam Memon said:
Hence my app is not parsing time like 05:00 pm. Is there any way to get AM/PM instead of A.M./P.M. ?

I just tested it on a device with B4A version 6.50 and it works the way it is supposed to, that is no periods.
but if your device has problems, you can do this to remove the periods:

B4X:

DateTime.TimeFormat = "hh:mm a"
    Dim MyTime As String
    MyTime = DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)
    MyTime=MyTime.Replace(".","")
    Log($"Current time: ${MyTime}"$)

MikeH · Feb 26, 2017

Or:

B4X:

StrTime = datetime.gethour & ":" & datetime.getminute

Mahares · Feb 26, 2017

MikeH said:
StrTime = datetime.gethour & ":" & datetime.getminute

I am afraid your code is not correct Mike. Not only you are missing the parameters like for gethour and getminute: DateTime.gethour(DateTime.Now) & ":" & DateTime.getminute(DateTime.Now), but also the problem is the hours returned are between 0 and 23 and the fellow wants AM/PM

MikeH · Feb 26, 2017

Mahares said:
I am afraid your code is not correct Mike. Not only you are missing the parameters like for gethour and getminute: DateTime.gethour(DateTime.Now) & ":" & DateTime.getminute(DateTime.Now), but also the problem is the hours returned are between 0 and 23 and the fellow wants AM/PM

I know, I was just pointing him in a helpful direction.... there are too many that expect too much to be done for them (not implying Azam is one).

Azam Memon · Feb 27, 2017

I actually want to parse time having am/pm information, my sample code is:

B4X:

DateTime.TimeFormat = "hh:mm a"
    Log(DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now))
   
    Dim data As String = "05:00 pm"
    Log(DateTime.Time(DateTime.TimeParse(data)))

This code is working on other phones except for few Samsung phones, I want this to work perfectly on all phones.

When I am using a.m. or p.m. (with periods), then it is working correctly on Samsung Galaxy J7 but not on others (see attachments).

B4X:

DateTime.TimeFormat = "hh:mm a"
    Log(DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now))
   
    Dim data As String = "05:00 p.m."
    Log(DateTime.Time(DateTime.TimeParse(data)))

Erel · Feb 27, 2017

If it fails on some devices then it might be related to the locale. Try this: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/unparseable-date.75927/#post-481825

Azam Memon · Feb 27, 2017

Thanks Erel, this solves my problem

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